impartial
adj.adj. not supporting one person or group more than another. You use this to describe someone who is fair and does not take sides.
adj. treating all rivals or disputants equally; unbiased and neutral. Often used to describe judges, journalists, or formal processes.
A judge must remain impartial during a trial.
The committee hired an impartial consultant to review the project and ensure no personal interests influenced the final decision.
Maintaining an impartial stance is essential for investigative journalists, as even a slight perception of bias can undermine the credibility of their entire report.
Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.
Typically follows a linking verb like 'be', 'remain', or 'stay'; often takes the preposition 'towards'.
an unpartial observeran impartial observerLearners often use the prefix 'un-' because it is a common way to negate adjectives, but 'impartial' is the correct form.